Where is our Gor-donne?
I don’t watch a lot of television. It’s not for some philosophical reason and I don’t have any issues with those of you who do, but unless it involves some sort of [...]
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US Treasury Report shows the importance of financial education
by. Kayla Byers An April 2014 report from the US Treasury Department illustrates what many of us already knew anecdotally: financial education in schools works. The difference is that this time, they have the study [...]
Tony Hsieh’s email ‘trick’
Gather 1,000 American workers and ask them this question: How many of you feel like you can adequately manage your email? My guess is that nearly all would say that they cannot. There are [...]
Connecting with future borrowers
From our sponsor, Transamerica Competition is tough and connecting with prospective borrowers and savers is not easy. It seems that there is some type of banking institution on most corners, and there are even more [...]
The TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosures are coming!
No, they really are this time. The CFPB has released an updated small entity compliance guide on the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule. As you may remember the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act [...]
3 traits of great employees
by. Sean McD0nald I’ve said it before on this blog. And I’m going to say it again. Your organization’s most valuable asset is not product and it’s not property. No, your [...]
Why credit union executive compensation strategies are more important today than ever with ECS’s Katrina Saiz…
You'd have to be three minutes old not to realize that there is a mass exodus within today's credit union executive ranks. So succession planning is of utmost importance when it comes to leadership continuity [...]
Making DLP work for you
First of all, allow me to make a distinction between data loss and data leak. If we talk about loss, well, prevention of data loss encompasses the entire realm of security. That’s it, that’[...]
Expectations in a humanized digital economy
Let me start by asking you to throw out your expectations of what you think this article might be about. Why? I don’t want you to get disappointed. Ready? Let’s begin. There are [...]
Social media’s impact on your real-world network defined
There is certainly a great amount of buzz over social media marketing and the ability to reach a large group of people simply and cost-effectively with your message. This buzz is warranted and the trend [...]
What issuers can do today to address card-not-present fraud
by. Nicole Reyes The most important change an issuer can make to address the growing risk of card-not-present (CNP) fraud is to hone its fraud-detection strategies to identify and prioritize accounts where a transaction has [...]
Experience counts – Especially in the cloud
by. David Jones An enterprise content management (ECM) solution can do wonders for your organization’s business processes. But not every company has the infrastructure in place to deploy and manage ECM software on-premises. That’[...]
The convergence of social media and mobile recruitment
by. Quin Peel Technology is continually changing the way recruiters and HR professionals interact with candidates every day. Social networks like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter have become a rich source of passive candidates; top professionals [...]
Harnessing our inner child to think more creatively
by. Ben Stangland When my daughter was three I caught her jumping on her bed. When I asked her to stop jumping she replied "Dad, I'm not jumping on the bed! I'm smashing the mattress [...]
Credit unions are in critical condition and dying from digitoolitus
by. James Robert Lay Recently, we had a breakthrough in the CU Grow Garden. We’ve spotted small little buds on several plants, the beginnings of vegetables! Now, our local gardening expert revealed that I [...]